Issue · 2005
Vol.55, Iss. 1
9 articles · All issues →
ArticlesCompatibility studies in some mango, Mangifera indica L. cultivars
Nasar Iqbal, Naveed Anwar Virk
This study was initiated with a view to find out cross compatibility, self-sterility and pollen viability in six mango, Mangifera indica cultivars namely, Anwar Rataul (V1), Dusehri (V2), Malda (V3), Neelum (V4) and Samar Bahisht (V5) by using Langra (V6) as m…
25 May 2024- Articles
Propagation of Mulberry, Morus alba through a single node culture
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhter
A research study was undertaken to determine the requirement for initiation and multiplication rate of axillary buds of mature tree of Mulberry. Axillary buds derived from actively growing young shoots of 6 years old Morus alba were used to initiate the cultur…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Artificial regeneration of Acacia nilotica and Prosopis cineraria in riverine forests of Sindh
G. R. Keerio
The artificial regeneration of Acacia nilotica (Babul) and Prosopis cineraria (Kandi) species in riverine forests is very important operation for the development of forestry in Sindh. All the operations of regeneration process from seed collection to the prote…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of cooperative house rearing and transportation on growth and economic cocoon characters of Bombyx mori L.
Sardar M. Rafique, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
The influences of young age cooperative house rearing conditions (27-28oC, 80-90%, RH) and their transportation vis-a-vis conventional rearing method on silkworm growth and economic cocoon traits was assessed. Besides, different transportation modes and means…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Land distribution, composition and abundance of trees in home garden of Bangladesh
Kabir Dihider Shahriar, Mahmood Hossain, Ripon Kumar Debnath
The land distribution, composition and inventory of timber, fruit and multiple purpose tree species were studied in 65 households of eight villages of four Thanas in four different agro-ecological zones in Bangladesh. Among the eight villages 37,674, trees wer…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of mating duration on the fecundity and egg fertility of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.
Wali-ur-Rahman, Muhammad Khan
Studies were conducted at the Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar to find out the effect of duration of mating on the fecundity and fertility of eggs of two strains of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Out of 6 mating durations from 1 to 6 hours, 5 hours duration was fo…
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Effect of irrigation frequency on germination, root and shoot yields of Leucaena leucocephala
J. Kayode, P. O. Tedela
Leucaena leucocephala planted in three different soil samples was subjected to three different watering treatments. Though the rates of growth of the seedlings, their root lengths and the number of lateral roots produced improved with the frequency of watering…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Monitoring mangrove forests of Sindh through multi temporal LANDSAT TM data
Sardar M. Rafique, Muhammad Akbar
Area of mangrove forests of Indus Delta and land use was ascertained with the help of Landsat TM multi-temporal data. In addition, change in mangrove forests from 1992-2001 was detected. The results revealed that in 2001 total area of Indus delta was 0.665mill…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The current use of forage resources of the northern mountainous region of NWFP, Pakistan and its implications for sustainable development
Sardar Muhammad Rafique
Northern mountainous region of NWFP (Pakistan) is comprised of Malakand and Hazara civil divisions. This region spans over 4697 thousand hectares and sustains about 51million sedentary livestock head in addition to a large number of nomadic herds. Principal la…
25 May 2024